The night on the grassland was a bit majestic, with mosquitoes and flies flying everywhere.
The soldiers of the Western Qin Army had to light fires and stew thick smoke to smoke away the mosquitoes and flies to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and flies.
Beside the fire, a Western Qin soldier was dancing the Hu Xuan Dance happily to the playing of the Hu Qin.
Zhao Ziliang sat on a chair and watched with a smile.
The soldiers around him cheered and applauded loudly, and made strange screams from time to time. .
Nie Sanniang peeled the sweet wild fruit with a knife and put it into Zhao Ziliang's mouth.
Wang Zhiyun rubbed his shoulders, and Yang Yuhuan also sat aside and watched the soldier dance the Hu Xuan dance.
The Hu Xuan Dance was very popular in Chang'an for a while.
Many people liked to watch it, and many young men and women learned to dance it.
This soldier could dance the Hu Xuan Dance so well.
He obviously learned it and was from Chang'an.
Yang Yuhuan watched it with great interest and said to Zhao Ziliang: "I haven't seen anyone dancing the Hu Xuan Dance in many years.
I didn't expect to see someone dancing so well here today."
"Isn't it okay to appreciate it occasionally, but you can't become dejected by playing with things?"
The dancing soldiers retreated amidst the applause of other soldiers.
Then a soldier from the Mobei tribe jumped out and shouted: "Whoever comes to wrestle with me and beats me, this string of beads belongs to him."
After saying this, he took out a string of snow-white beads.
The pearl necklace dangled.
This thing is obviously a trophy.
The soldiers of the Western Qin Army do not prohibit gambling, but they are not allowed to gamble, only the trophies.
The rule of not allowing gambling is to prevent the soldiers from losing their military pay.
If they have family members, the soldiers will send the military pay back.
Soldiers without family members at home Soldiers will save their military pay, and after they retire, they will have accumulated a large amount of military pay.
Whether it is doing business, opening a shop, or providing for retirement, it is a good choice.
This regulation also ensures that the soldiers will have a source of living after they retire, so that they will not be Lived in loneliness and poverty.
"I'll come."
An equally strong soldier got up from the ground and walked over.
Wrestling seems simple, but it is not simple.
Those who can't play will definitely not be able to beat those who can.
Warriors from many tribes in Mobei like wrestling.
This kind of activity does not hurt harmony, but it can prove a person's bravery.
Zhao Ziliang took out a scimitar from his waist and put it on the table in front of him and said with a smile: "I also have something to show for myself.
This is the sword of a captain of ten thousand men in the Khazar Khanate.
It is made of wootz steel and is extremely sharp. , the gems inlaid on it are priceless, whoever wins will get it.”
"Okay!"
the soldiers cheered loudly.
The two soldiers who were about to fight were very excited when they saw this trophy.
This kind of thing is not something that can be obtained easily.
There are not many Uzi scimitars, and each one is a fine product.
Not only is it sharp, but it is also inlaid with precious gems.
Not every captain of the Khazar Khanate has this kind of scimitar.
A chief took the initiative to act as the referee.
He raised his hand and shouted: "Start" The two soldiers on the field spread their legs, bent down, and began to test each other.
The soldiers watching around held their breath.
Some people saw that they were just testing, and began to urge: "Stop dawdling."
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At this time, Wang Can came over and whispered to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, there is an envoy from here.
He has passed the bank of Yeli River five days ago.
It is estimated that he will arrive tomorrow morning.
In addition, the army of the Khazar Khanate is far away from here."
It’s only a day’s journey, and we expect to arrive there the morning of tomorrow.”
Zhao Ziliang was quite surprised, "How come the envoys from the Central Plains are here?
Even if there is anything, it should be conveyed by the Government Affairs Council.
They are not afraid of any accidents along the way when they come here."
Wang Can said: "I don't know, something big must have happened, otherwise the envoy would not have come here in person, and the Hengluosi Government Office did not send someone to notify you in advance.
They also think that the envoy from the Central Plains should report this matter to you personally.
It’s okay to say it.”
The next morning, the Central Plains envoy arrived.
They were led by officials sent by the Western Qin Government Affairs Council.
The leader of the envoy turned out to be Wang Wei's younger brother Wang Jin.
He was now the Minister of Rites, and he was sent as an envoy in person.
This specification was Quite high, the mission's escort general is also his old friend Zang Xiyan.
"Meet your Majesty," the two men dismounted and saluted Zhao Ziliang, who came out to greet him.
Zhao Ziliang immediately helped them up before they bowed down, "We are all old friends.
No need for courtesy, please come into the tent and talk."
"Thank you very much" Naturally, other officials and soldiers of the mission had other arrangements to entertain them.
Zhao Ziliang led Wang Jin and Zang Xiyan into the tent and sat down.
After waiting for tea, Zhao Ziliang asked: "You two come from Chang'an, it's a long way.
The journey along the way was either in the desert or the Gobi, so I must have suffered a lot.”
Wang Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "At first, I thought I could have a good look at the scenery and customs of the Western Regions along the way.
It was still fresh a month ago, but I didn't realize until I got to Guazhou that the scenery was not so beautiful.
When I got to Tingzhou, I fell ill.
It took half a month to get better, thanks to General Zang.
He had stayed in the Western Regions for quite some time and was familiar with the customs of the Western Regions.
He knew that I was acclimatized, so he made a local recipe to cure my illness.
He thought that when he arrived in Tingzhou, he would be not far from Hengluosi, but there was no I thought it took more than half a month to get to Hengluosi, thanks to the good roads.
Let's go.
If we go to the Gobi and desert like from Liangzhou to Tingzhou, I'm afraid we have to walk for another two months.
Only when we get to Hengluosi do we know that the king has led his troops to attack the Khazar Khanate.
The Khazar Khanate, Xianguan He and General Zang had never heard of it before.
Only after listening to the introduction by officials of the Western Qin Dynasty did they know that it was the Northern Song Dynasty.
The Western Turks who moved westward during the Wei Dynasty, Xiaguan and others were really ignorant.
How could they say that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books?
This trip, Xiaguan and General Zang were somewhat hesitant.
It took several days before I decided to continue heading west, determined to meet the king in person."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "What happened to make you travel such a long way to see me?"
Wang Jin said: "The emperor passed away."
Zhao Ziliang was confused.
Although he didn't like Li Heng very much, and Li Heng didn't like him very much, but no matter what, the relationship between the two was monarch and minister, and they were also sons and daughters.
Moreover, Li Heng was still very capable, but Xuanzong left it to him.
Got him a mess anyway, he He came to the Tang Dynasty from later generations.
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He has lived here for more than 20 years and raised children.
He has fought and shed all his blood for this dynasty many times.
His best youth and blood have been left here.
He has already Consider yourself one of the thousands of people of the Tang Dynasty , lived here and became a member of the most powerful nation and empire in the world.
He was deeply proud of it and wanted to maintain the strength of the Tang Dynasty.
He would always do this until the end of time.
If not forced by the situation, He will never let Western Qin become a semi-independent state, that is, Even so, he still worked hard to maintain the glory and face of the Tang Dynasty.
In front of all the tribes, officials and people of various countries in the Western Regions, he regarded himself as the King of Western Qin of the Tang Empire, and always put the Tang Dynasty first, to tell the world , he is not just the king of Western Qin, he is a Tang Dynasty
It took him a long time to come back to his senses.
Zhao Ziliang tried his best to restrain his emotions and asked: "When did this happen?"
"last winter" Zhao Ziliang sighed: "Within two years, our dynasty lost two emperors in succession.
This is the misfortune of our Tang Dynasty, and the misfortune of the people of the Tang Dynasty in the world.
Sir, have the posthumous titles of the two late emperors been determined?"
Wang Jin nodded and said: "Yes, everything is confirmed, they are Xuanzong and Suzong respectively."
"Two late emperors, one liked Huang Lao's teachings and admired Taoism during his lifetime, and the other had a serious temperament.
These two temple names couldn't be better.
I don't know which prince will inherit the throne."
Wang Jin said: "It's King Guangping" Zhao Ziliang smiled bitterly and said: "In the Maweiyi Incident, I made the plan of the late emperor and his son come to nothing, causing them and his son to be under house arrest for several years.
I'm afraid the new emperor still remembers it and resents me.
You have come this time to bring the new emperor’s will.”
Wang Jin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are overthinking this.
The new emperor is not as narrow-minded as your Majesty thought.
He often said that the reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to put down the rebellion so quickly and stabilize the government and the situation in various places was that your Majesty took the greatest credit."
Just like Yang Lin, the patron king of the previous dynasty, the king is also the patron king of the Tang Dynasty."
"Really?
It seems that I am too worried."
Wang Jin continued: "Before your Majesty and General Zang left this time, your Majesty asked your Majesty to bring you the decree.
Your Majesty said that the imperial court has just put down the rebellion, and there are many wastes waiting to be revitalized.
The treasury is empty, the soldiers and horses are exhausted, and those who surrendered All the former rebel generals had the intention of supporting their own troops and separatist kingship.
Therefore, the imperial court was temporarily unable to support them in terms of financial resources, armaments and military strength.
Aiding the Western Qin, so these can only be solved by the King of Western Qin himself.
In view of the current situation of the Western Qin and the countries in the Western Regions, His Majesty decreed to allow the Western Qin to establish a kingdom.
It is the Western Qin Kingdom of the Tang Empire, and the king is canonized as the Tang Empire.
The King of Western Qin and the Western Qin Jiedu commissioned the Western Qin Kingdom to permanently control the Western Regions for the Tang Dynasty and promote the majesty of the Tang Empire to the countries in the Western Regions."
After speaking, Wang Jin took the edict from an attendant behind him and handed it to Zhao Ziliang with both hands.
Zhao Ziliang reached out to take it.
The hand holding the edict was trembling a little.
He tried his best to control his emotions.
In the past few years, Zhao Ziliang tried his best to prevent Western Qin from becoming independent from the Tang Dynasty, because he did not want to lose his identity as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, nor did he want his descendants and all Western Qin and Han people to lose this identity.
This identity is A kind of honor, possessing it brings a deep sense of pride, but the Tang Dynasty seems to be getting further and further away from him.
This is not caused by him, but by the current situation.
Although he is invincible in the world, but in the face of this current situation, appear weak and powerless Zhao Ziliang raised the edict above his head with both hands, knelt down on his knees toward the east, bowed respectfully, and shouted: "Long live the Tang Empire, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty" The officials and generals of the Western Qin Dynasty in the tent followed Zhao Ziliang and knelt down to the east, shouting with him
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